FrameworkContentElement.FindName(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows

Assembly:: PresentationFramework.dll

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Finds an element that has the provided identifier name.

public:
 System::Object ^ FindName(System::String ^ name);

public object FindName (string name);

member this.FindName : string -> obj

Public Function FindName (name As String) As Object

Parameters

name: String

Name of the element to search for.

Returns

Object

The requested element. May be null if no matching element was found.

Examples

The following example sets a property on an element found by name within a referenced FlowDocument on a page.

void HighlightParagraph(string paraName)
{
    try
    {
        Paragraph wantedNode = (Paragraph)myflowdocument.FindName(paraName);
        if (wantedNode != null)
        {
            wantedNode.Background = Brushes.LightYellow;
        }
    }
    catch { }//handle paragraph not found in UI }
}

Private Sub HighlightParagraph(ByVal paraName As String)
    Try
        Dim wantedNode As Paragraph = CType(myflowdocument.FindName(paraName), Paragraph)
        If wantedNode IsNot Nothing Then
            wantedNode.Background = Brushes.LightYellow
        End If
    Catch 'handle paragraph not found in UI }
    End Try
End Sub

Remarks

If this element has child elements, these child elements are all searched recursively for the requested named element.

Applies to

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